&sq=Google&lang=en&file=File:Soulik_2024-09-19_0625Z.jpg) Soulik at its peak intensity as it neared landfall in Vietnam on September 19. | |
| Meteorological history | |
|---|---|
| Formed | September 15, 2024 |
| Dissipated | September 20, 2024 |
| Tropical storm | |
| 10-minute sustained (JMA) | |
| Highest winds | 65 km/h (40 mph) |
| Lowest pressure | 992 hPa (mbar); 29.29 inHg |
| Tropical depression | |
| 1-minute sustained (SSHWS/JTWC) | |
| Highest winds | 55 km/h (35 mph) |
| Lowest pressure | 993 hPa (mbar); 29.32 inHg |
| Overall effects | |
| Fatalities | 29 |
| Injuries | 19 |
| Missing | 3 |
| Damage | $22.63 million (2024 USD) |
| Areas affected | Philippines, Vietnam, Laos, Thailand, Myanmar |
Part of the 2024 Pacific typhoon season | |
Tropical Storm Soulik, known in the Philippines as Tropical Depression Gener, was a weak tropical cyclone that impacted both the Philippines and Vietnam. It formed as the fifteenth named storm of the annual typhoon season in September 2024, Soulik originated from a low-pressure area to the east-northeast of Manila, Philippines on September 14, when it was designated as tropical depression Gener due to its formation within the Philippine Area of Responsibility on September 16. The system gradually shifted westward along the southern edge of a mid-level subtropical high, making landfall in Palanan, Isabela, on September 17. As it traveled further into Luzon, it weakened while encountering the rugged terrain of the Cordillera Central. After emerging over the South China Sea on the next day, the system displayed a broad, disorganized low-level circulation. Although two disturbances in the South China Sea were initially expected to merge closer to Vietnam, the Joint Typhoon Warning Center considered merging these disturbances into one system. Early the next day, the depression strengthened into a tropical storm named Soulik by the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA). Soulik made landfall near Quang Binh and Quảng Trị, Vietnam, at around 2 p.m. local time. It quickly weakened to a tropical depression due to land interaction, and the JMA continued to monitor the system until it dissipated on September 20.
The combined effects of Soulik, the southwest monsoon, and Typhoons Bebinca, Pulasan, and Igme have resulted in at least 26 fatalities, 18 injuries, and three missing persons in the Philippines, with total damages amounting to ₱1.11 billion (US$22.63 million); in Vietnam, heavy rains from Soulik have led to three deaths and one injury, while in Thailand, officials in Nakhon Phanom have swiftly initiated water pumping operations into the Mekong River due to heavy rainfall, and the Meteorology and Hydrology Department has reported that the remnants of Soulik and associated wind waves are affecting the southeastern areas of Myanmar.